A critical labor shortage in North America is creating a strong demand for process automation. Some tasks require decision-making and will be very difficult to automate conventionally, so autonomous robots are proposed as a solution to these problems. Based on this proposal, a solution for managing communication between an autonomous robot and its environment based on the internet of things is suggested.
In this thesis, the use of different development platforms, ROS and Node-Red, combined with the use of communication protocols, MQTT and fieldbus networks, is proposed to serve as a communication infrastructure. This gateway was designed with the idea of being usable in a variety of contexts, both with conventional industrial systems and with cutting-edge technologies.
To test this communication gateway, an experimental protocol was established and followed to obtain the system's throughput and latency. Finally, these results were analyzed using a nonparametric statistical method. The conclusion of this experiment is that the system can communicate efficiently in real-time.
Overall, a communication gateway using the principles of the Internet of Things has been created to be used by autonomous robots. However, it will need to be updated in the near future due to the end of long-term support for ROS.
| Date | 14 Jun 2023 |
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| Original language | French |
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| Awarding Institution | - École de technologie supérieure
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| Supervisor | Tony Wong (Supervisor) |
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Lavoie-Robert, F. (Author),
Wong (Supervisor),
14 Jun 2023Student thesis: Master's thesis › Master in Engineering: Automated Manufacturing Engineering